The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-11-18

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night. We didn't speak to each other
this morning either, not-one-sLngIe
world Inever was so miserable in
all the days OF my life, and Harry
won't be home till six O'Clock to-
night"
The temporary excitement Of her
talk died away in another storm OF
tears. Mrs. Rowland frightened the
clasp of her arm about her njece's
waist.
Wen talk this over when you are
not so excited" she said gently, 81
insist upon your lying down for an
hour. and using all the power you
possess to get calm again"
but the house is in such a state,
and then there's lunch, and
"Never mind about the house. |
can help you myself when I'm a little
rested, and we needn't think about
lunch for three hours yet"
Mrs. Rowland had her way, as she
generally did, and for that reasOni it was
fortunate that her way wes generally
a wise one. She sat beside her niece
until the tears ceased flowing, and the
tense, narrowed nerves gradually re.
Taxed under her soothing presence,
then left her to fall asleep if possible.
Twenty minutes after. Harry BrOn-
son came home. He greeted Mrs.
Rowland rs affeCtionately as his wife
had done, then looked anXiOUsly into
the next room.
where's SIS" he inquired.
HTr- skni,z oE1oor 7 hNra n,oHo
her lie down. But why are you home
at this hour, Harry"
~ don't feel we'll, Aunt Eunice. |
didn't sleep much last night. ThefaCt
is" and he looked as if she would find
it a hard one to. believe, Il treated
Sis like a brute last night"
Mrs. Howland's eyes invited further
confidence.
"You see" he went on with a sort
OF desperation, we've been all tore
up here lately, painting and papering.
Sis has had a hard time OF it, for she
couldn't afford to hire much help. |
have it hard, too, all the time shaving
at my desk from morning till night.
Pm always tired out when | get home,
! was last night, but | offered to wipe
the dishes for her, she looked so drag
ged out. After that l lay down
to rest and read the paper. The
first thing | knew there was Sis
Juggling away at q great step-ladder
heavy for q man to handle. | jumped
up to help her-but | won't tell you
what she said. IcouIdn't believe my
ears! II she wanted me to help her,
why didn't she say so? should think
that was easy enough"
Yes, it was easy enough in one
way, and altogether too hard in an
other. Probably she wanted you to
do it without her asking"
"But | c didn't think OF it."
Every likely that was the whole
trouble. She might have been hurt
because you didn't think"
"Pshawl That unreasonable! We've
never quarrelled before since we were
married. / couldn't stand it, going off
this morning as l did, so l got away
from the Office to-to-I
know l was to blame. Sis
was as tired as l was, and she's not
so strong. Idon't wonder she hated
to ask me was j too stupid to see.
1t was all my fault"
mo, 'twasn't, Harry, it was all
minel'
They both started as a figure with
white face and red eyes ran into the
room, and into her husbands arms.
The little domestic drama that fol-
lowed might have been awkward to
any other third party but Mrs. How
land.
When you can each appropriate
the blame in that wholesale fashion,
she said, smiling upon them both, 81
think you can be trusted for the flu
ture.
But how could we ever have
donei it in the first placer" Mrs Bron.
son asked with vague p~hraseology.
"You each have a good deal OF that
sometimes troublesome article, hui
man nature the elder lady replied.
some is too sensitive. the other too
thoughtless, One sees things in detail,
as women Usually do, the other in the
Aday's difference in getting d
to rights is a great deal ofdiffer-
ence to the housekeeper. 1t may very
naturally seem of very slight account
to the man who spends all his days
town. | suppose you see how
the same principle might apply to
many different things.
Mrs. Bronson nodded her head Wig.
orously, fitting it from her husbands
shoulder for the purpose.
1T is certainly unreasonable to ex-
pect that the man and woman will
see things from exactly the same
point of view" Mrs. Howland went
on, s'yet half Of the misery OF married
comes from a failure to recognize
that fact"
"To the husband or the wife?"
Harry Bronson asked with q twinkle
III his eve.
ITO the wife first, naturally-the
sensitive one. She is hurt, then
she grows angry or melancholy. Half
the time ~ataeast, The husband is PM
zled to know wherin he has offended
being SO perfectly innocent in inten-
ton. Then be grows angry at her for
being unreasonable, and what a COM